Indian transgenders perform at a seminar for the transgender community in Mumbai on October 3, 2013. For India's gay community, the joy that greeted year 2009 court ruling legalising gay sex is tempered by the fact that, although the law now accepts them, society still does not. For all the celebrations and talk of an historic milestone, many believe it will take more than a court decision to change public attitudes toward homosexuality, which is largely taboo in India and considered by many to be a mental illness.

Paratroopers from the Indian Air Force perform during the full-dress rehearsal for Indian Air Force Day at the Hindon air force station on the outskirts of New Delhi October 6, 2013. The Indian Air Force will celebrate its 81st anniversary on October 8. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY)

An Indian artist gives finishing touches to a Durga Puja pandal, or a temporary place of worship, in the preparation for the Durga Puja festival, in Agartala, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Seen as the mother of the universe, Durga is worshipped for her graciousness as well as her fearsome power. The five-day Durga Puja festival begins on Oct. 10. (AP Photo/Abhik Deb)

Indian Hindu men dressed up like God Hanuman, or monkey god, run to participate in a religious procession of Navratri festival in Amritsar, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus during Navratri, the festival of nine nights. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal)

Muslims walk on a pathway leading to the shrine of Makhdoom Ali Mahiam, an ancient Muslim scholar, along the shore of the the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Indian laborers rest in between transporting idols of Hindu goddess Durga to various venues of worship, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The five day Hindu festival Durga Puja is scheduled to start on Oct. 10 and end with the immersion of idols on Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Hindu devotees perform prayers on the steps of a holy pond on the auspicious day of "Mahalaya" in Mumbai October 4 , 2013. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honour the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called 'Shraadh' or Pitra Paksha. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

An Indian Hindu man dressed up like God Hanuman, or monkey god, waits to participate in a religious procession of Navratri festival in Amritsar, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus during Navratri, the festival of nine nights. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal)

Indian children dressed like Mahatma Gandhi assemble at an event during Gandhi Jayanti in Ajmer, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Gandhi Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Gandhi, the father of the nation. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

A decorated elephant stands at the Nandankanan Zoological park on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Wild life week is celebrated in India from October 2 to 8. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

A Hindu devotee prostrates as others stand in a queue to offer prayers at a Hindu goddess Kali temple on the second day of the Navratri festival in Jammu, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Navratri, or the festival of nine nights, is dedicated to the worship of various Hindu goddesses. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Unidentified women comfort a teacher and offer her water after a fire broke out in a school building in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The cause of the fire is unknown and there were no immediate reports of injuries according to fire officials. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A car moves through a flooded road during heavy rains at Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam October 3, 2013. India received 6 percent higher rainfall than normal in the 2013 monsoon season ended on Sept. 30, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, strengthening prospects of a bumper farm output that could boost farmers' earnings. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A wall clock carrying a portrait of Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the newly formed Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP), and party symbol of a broom, lies on a table inside their party office in New Delhi October 1, 2013. For the first time in quarter of a century - popular outrage has put corruption firmly on the agenda for India's national polls. The AAP chose a broom as its symbol, to suggest it is sweeping the muck out of politics. In a video game launched last week, the party's leader navigates the corruption-plagued streets of the capital wielding a broom. Picture taken October 1, 2013. To match INDIA-POLITICS/ REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS)

A young girl looks for coconut offered by devotees as prayers, amidst polluted water of river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Although only 22 kilometers of the river Yamuna passes through New Delhi, the city attributes to over 50 percent of the pollution by discharging sewage through several drains that empty out into the river. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Young Indian girls dressed in traditional attire play with each other as others practice Garba, a form of dance from the west Indian state of Gujarat , to celebrate the upcoming festival of Navratri, in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Navratri, which literally means nine nights, is the festival when nine different forms of goddess Durga are worshipped on nine consecutive nights. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

An Indian boy, injured in a road accident, is brought for treatment at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Oct. 3 2013. A cargo truck crashed into two minivans packed with laborers headed to work early Thursday in northeast India, killing over two dozen people, including children, and injuring several others, police said. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indian Air Force (IAF) Sarang helicopters perform a display during parade rehearsals ahead of Air Force Day at Hindon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The IAF was established on Oct. 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and has a strength of over 120,000 personnel, meant to defend Indian airspace and are also deployed for United Nations missions. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Two participants pose after a pride walk by members of the Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenders (LGBT) community and their supporters from across India in Surat in Gujarat state, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The walk was organized for the first time in the Gujarat state demanding social acceptance and their rights. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A protester burns a tyre during a protest against the creation of Telangana state, in Ananthapuram district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh October 4, 2013. Two Indian ministers resigned on Friday over a cabinet decision to create a new state, the latest bout of infighting that threatens to weaken the ruling Congress party in the run-up to elections due by next May. The walkouts were sparked by the move to split Andhra Pradesh, a growing hub for Western IT giants, and create a new state called Telangana. The Congress party approved the creation of Telangana in July, a move that fanned the embers of political divisions within the state and raised fears of violence. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Therapist Vinay Kumar works with cerebral palsy patient Shivam singh, 16, at the Samvendna Trust on World Cerebral Palsy Day in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. The trust is dedicated to making physically disabled children, largely cerebral palsy patients, self reliant. World Cerebral Palsy Day is marked on the first Wednesday of October annually. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

An Indian artist prepares an idol of Hindu goddess Durga ahead of Durga Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The five-day Durga Puja festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga to mark the triumph of good over evil, begins Oct. 10. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Baba Din, an elderly member of India's landless, poor farmers and the tribal community, listens to a speaker during a protest at Jantar Mantar, an area near the Indian parliament where citizens from across the country assemble for protests, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The farmers were protesting against government procuring land for setting up industry and not providing enough subsidy to farmers among several other grievances. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

An elderly woman, part of a group of widows from north Indian town Vrindavan who are being taken on a trip to Kolkata by non-governmental organization Sulabh International, is carried on a chair from a bus in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Fifty widows from Vrindavan are being taken to Kolkata, their native city, to celebrate the Hindu festival Durga Puja by the organization that has been working to rehabilitate them. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A young Hindu devotee stands along with her mother in a queue to offer prayers at a Hindu goddess Kali temple on the second day of the Navratri festival in Jammu, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Navratri, or the festival of nine nights, is dedicated to the worship of various Hindu goddesses. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

An elderly Hindu woman smiles as she begs for alms on the banks of the Ganges river on the holy day of "Mahalaya" in Kolkata October 4, 2013. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honour the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called 'Shraadh' or Pitra Paksha. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION)

A man soaps himself up before taking a bath at the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

A young girl, injured in a road accident is rushed for treatment at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Oct. 3 2013. A cargo truck crashed into two minivans packed with laborers headed to work early Thursday in northeast India, killing 30 people, including 13 children, police said. Another 18 people were injured when the 10-wheeler truck slammed into the oncoming minivans on a highway about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of the city. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A holy cloth is tied around the face of an idol of Hindu god Durga as it is carried by devotees in an auto rickshaw ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The five-day Durga Puja festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marks the triumph of good over evil, beginning Oct. 10. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A Hindu devotee gets a shave before performing prayers on the banks of a holy pond on the auspicious day of "Mahalaya" in Mumbai October 4, 2013. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honour the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called 'Shraadh' or Pitra Paksha. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel march during parade rehearsals ahead of Air Force Day at Hindon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The IAF was established on Oct. 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and has a strength of over 120,000 personnel, meant to defend Indian airspace and are also deployed for United Nations missions. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 photo, an Indian artist performs during the grand rehearsal for Navratri celebrations in Ahmadabad, India. Feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus during Navratri, the festival of nine nights. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A boy washes clothes along the road near his makeshift tent, as evening falls in New Delhi October 3, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community and their supporters from across India participate in a pride walk in Surat in Gujarat state, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The walk was organized for the first time in the Gujarat state demanding social acceptance and equal rights. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Sushma Sharma, (CR) mother of Indian Navy sailor Atul Sharma - one of 18 missing Indian Navy sailors - watches during a symbolic cremation ceremony of his baggage and belongings in Amritsar on October 2, 2013. India's navy has retrieved four charred bodies from a submarine that exploded in a Mumbai dockyard, and said it was unlikely any of the other 14 missing crewmen would be found alive. The diesel-powered INS Sindhurakshak sank in a military dockyard early August 14, dealing a setback to India's naval ambitions just days after it unveiled its first domestically made aircraft carrier.

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. The Indian army said Saturday that it killed seven suspected rebels in two separate gunbattles near the heavily militarized line dividing the disputed Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

An idol of Hindu goddess Durga is transported on a cycle rickshaw to a venue of worship in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The five day Hindu festival Durga Puja is scheduled to start on Oct. 10 and will end with the immersion of idols on Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Miss Universe Olivia Culpo wears a traditional Assamese hat called Japi during a campaign "Value the Girl Child" in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Culpo is on her tour to India to promote and propagate issues celebrating the girl child, women empowerment and AIDS awareness in various states of India. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A boy pushes a boat as he plays near the shore of the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

An Indian Hindu man is reflected in the mirror as he applies vermillion while dressed as God Hanuman, or monkey god, as he gets ready to participate in a religious procession of Navratri festival in Amritsar, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus during Navratri, the festival of nine nights. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal)

An Indian girl watches Indian Air Force (IAF) Sarang helicopters perform a display during parade rehearsals ahead of Air Force Day at Hindon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The IAF was established on Oct. 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and has a strength of over 120,000 personnel, meant to defend Indian airspace and are also deployed for United Nations missions. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Indian policemen drag a Jammu and Kashmir government employee as they detain him during a protest in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Indian police Saturday detained dozens of government employees demanding payment of arrears in salaries and raising of retirement age, among other demands. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian children play next to an elephant statue at Ambedkar Park, dedicated to dalits or India’s low-castes, which was opened to the public Wednesday, in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. The park was built during the rule of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government and includes statues of elephants, the political symbol of the BSP, as well as statues of dalit leaders. It was opened despite an investigation by the current government into millions it says were misappropriated during the building of the park. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

A Kashmiri Muslim girl watches the aftermath of a gun-battle between Indian security forces and suspected militants in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Police said that at least seven policemen were wounded in an overnight gun-battle with suspected militants in Srinagar. Police further said that militants managed to escape from the security cordon in the city. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 photo, Indian artists dressed in traditional attire rehearse for the inauguration function of Navratri festival in Ahmadabad, India. Feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus during Navratri, the festival of nine nights. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A participant holds an umbrella with rainbow colors as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community and their supporters from across India participate in a pride walk in Surat in Gujarat state, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The walk was organized for the first time in the Gujarat state demanding social acceptance and equal rights. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Hindu devotees eat holy food as others stand in a queue to offer prayers at a Hindu goddess Kali temple on the second day of the Navratri festival in Jammu, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Navratri, or the festival of nine nights, is dedicated to the worship of various Hindu goddesses. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

An Indian boy wrapped in a shawl walks on a jetty on the River Ganges as it rains in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Rains lashed in most parts of north India bringing down the temperatures. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Hindu devotees offer food and prayers as they perform“Tarpan”, rituals that are believed to ensure peace and happiness to the souls of one's ancestors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Air guns and unused cartridges, used to scare birds, are placed on a table inside the Indian Air Force (IAF) air traffic control room of Yelahanka air base ahead of the Air Force Day celebrations in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The IAF was established on Oct. 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and has a strength of over 120,000 personnel, meant to defend the Indian airspace and are also deployed for the United Nations missions. The IAF will celebrate its 81st anniversary on Oct. 8. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, wearing sandalwood paste on his face walks on the banks of the River Ganges at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Sangam is the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Young Indian children play in the swamp after a heavy rainfall at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Sangam is the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Muslims tie threads for blessing as they pray at the shrine of Makhdoom Ali Mahiam, an ancient Muslim scholar, along the shore of the the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Hindu devotees take a holy dip and perform “Tarpan,” rituals for the peace of the souls of ancestors, at the river Ganges in Kolkata, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christie's workers pose for photographs with a "star-lattice" millefleurs carpet from Mughal India, at the auction house's premises in central London, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The carpet, which dates to the late 17th or early 18th century was once owned by American industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt II, and is estimated to fetch 1.5 million to 2 million pounds ($2.41 million to $3.213 million, 1.772 million to 2.363 million euro), in the sale of "Oriental Rugs and Carpets" on October 8. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Piles of damaged school books lie on the ground after a fire broke out in a school building in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The cause of fire is not known and there were no immediate reports of injuries according to fire officials. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A bird in the polluted water of the river Yamuna is rescued by a local man in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Although only 22 kilometers of the river Yamuna passes through New Delhi, the city attributes to over 50 percent of the pollution by discharging sewage through several drains that empty out into the river. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

An Indian Hindu devotee gets his head shaved to perform “Pind Daan” rituals, believed to bring peace of the souls of ancestors, on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Young Indian Cerebral Palsy patients sit as they watch events taking place during an event at The Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) in Allahabad on October 3, 2013. The event was organized by The Samvendna Trust to mark National Palsy Day.

Young Indian girls dressed as Goddess Laxmi share a light moment as they wait to collect money from devotees ahead of the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Navratri honors the Hindu goddess Shakti, or divine mother. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian Air Force "Sarang" helicopters perform during the full-dress rehearsal for Indian Air Force Day at the Hindon air force station on the outskirts of New Delhi October 6, 2013. The Indian Air Force will celebrate its 81st anniversary on October 8. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY)

An artist dressed as the Hindu god Lord Rama memorizes a script backstage before performing during the ten-day Ramlila festival, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, in New Delhi October 3, 2013. Picture taken October 3, 2013. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

Indian residents gather beside the wreckage of a vehicle at an accident site in the village of Doholapara in Barpeta District some 120kms west of Guwahati on October 3, 2013. A heavy goods truck careered onto the wrong side of the road and smashed head-on into two packed vehicles in the northeast of India, killing at least 30 and injuring 10, officials told AFP. AFP PHOTO/STR

Labourers carry an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga to load it onto a truck ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata October 5, 2013. The Durga Puja festival will be celebrated from October 11 to 14, and is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION)

An Indian artist paints lions, part of idols of Hindu goddess Durga, being prepared at a workshop ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A Hindu boy brushes his teeth with a neem twig as others take a dip on the banks of the Ganges river on the holy day of "Mahalaya" in Kolkata October 4, 2013. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honour the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called 'Shraadh' or Pitra Paksha. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION)

Kashmiri Muslim women console an unidentified woman, center, after her house was damaged during a gun-battle between Indian security forces and suspected militants in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Police said that at least seven policemen were wounded in an overnight gun-battle with suspected militants in the city of Srinagar. Police further said that militants managed to escape from the security cordon in the city. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Children watch artists perform during the ten-day Ramlila festival, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, in New Delhi October 3, 2013. Picture taken October 3, 2013. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

A member of Indian Air Force (IAF) technical team checks an engine of a Dornier HM-682 aircraft at the tarmac of Yelahanka air base ahead of the Air Force Day celebrations in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The IAF was established on Oct. 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and has a strength of over 120,000 personnel, meant to defend Indian airspace and are also deployed for the United Nations missions. The IAF will celebrate its 81st anniversary on Oct. 8. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Tibetan exiles watch a television transmission of Tibetan spiritual the leader Dalai Lama as he gives a religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. The four-day talk that ended Thursday was requested by a Buddhist group from Taiwan. (AP Photo/ Ashwini Bhatia)

An artist applies the finishing touches on an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga inside a marquee, ahead of the "Durga Puja" festival, in Kolkata October 3, 2013. The Durga Puja festival will be celebrated from October 11 to 14, and is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Exhibition attendants pause beside a model of a SDD2 Diesel-electric Locomotive during the inauguration of the 10th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) in New Delhi on October 3, 2013. The International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) and Conference organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, is the only international event in India for the Railway industry and its allied sectors.